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119-hr-200119th CongressWALLET

Federal Freeze Act

Sponsored By: Representative Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Introduced

Summary

A one-year freeze on federal pay and hiring would stop pay increases and cap agency headcounts, then force agencies to shrink their workforces over three years.

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  • Federal employees: Would be barred from receiving increases to basic pay during the one-year freeze.
  • Agencies: Could not raise total employee counts above a baseline set at the number employed on the enactment date for one year.
  • Public safety and security exceptions: Agency heads could appoint people beyond the baseline for law enforcement, public safety, or national security roles.
  • Workforce cuts: Agencies must reduce staff to 2% below the baseline within two years and to 5% below the baseline within three years.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Federal hiring freeze and staff cuts

If enacted, agencies would face a one-year hiring freeze at their current headcount. Agencies could exceed that only for law enforcement, public safety, or national security. Each agency would need 2% fewer employees two years after enactment. Each would need 5% fewer three years after enactment. The baseline would be the headcount on enactment, including full-time equivalents.

One-year pay freeze for federal workers

If enacted, your basic pay would be frozen for one year starting on enactment. You would not receive scheduled or across-the-board raises during that year. This would apply even if other laws would normally raise your pay.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

NY • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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